WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES IN 2009 - FORBES 2000 RANKINGS |
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Sales
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Profits
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Assets
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Market
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Rank
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Company
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Industry
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($bn)
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($bn)
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($bn)
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value
($bn)
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Country
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1
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General Electric | Conglomerates |
182,52
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17,41
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797,77
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89,87
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US
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2
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Royal Dutch Shell | Oil & Gas Operations |
458,36
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26,28
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278,44
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135,1
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Netherlands
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3
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Toyota Motor | Consumer Durables |
263,42
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17,21
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324,98
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102,35
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Japan
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4
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ExxonMobil | Oil & Gas Operations |
425,7
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45,22
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228,05
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335,54
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US
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5
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BP | Oil & Gas Operations |
361,14
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21,16
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228,24
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119,7
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UK
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6
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HSBC Holdings | Banking |
142,05
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5,73
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2
520,45
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85,04
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UK
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7
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AT&T | Telecom Services |
124,03
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12,87
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265,25
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140,08
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US
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8
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Wal-Mart Stores | Retailing |
405,61
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13,4
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163,43
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193,15
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US
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9
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Banco Santander | Banking |
96,23
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13,25
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1
318,86
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49,75
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Spain
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9
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Chevron | Oil & Gas Operations |
255,11
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23,93
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161,17
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121,7
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US
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11
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Total | Oil & Gas Operations |
223,15
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14,74
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164,66
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112,9
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France
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12
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ICBC | Banking |
53,6
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11,16
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1
188,08
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170,83
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China
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13
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Gazprom | Oil & Gas Operations |
97,29
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26,78
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276,81
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74,55
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Russia
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14
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PetroChina | Oil & Gas Operations |
114,32
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19,94
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145,14
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270,56
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China
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15
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Volkswagen Group | Consumer Durables |
158,4
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6,52
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244,05
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75,18
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Germany
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16
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JPMorgan Chase | Banking |
101,49
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3,7
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2
175,05
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85,87
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US
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17
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GDF Suez | Utilities |
115,59
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9,05
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232,71
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70,46
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France
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18
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ENI | Oil & Gas Operations |
158,32
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12,91
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139,8
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80,68
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Italy
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19
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Berkshire Hathaway | Diversified Financials |
107,79
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4,99
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267,4
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122,11
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US
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20
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Vodafone | Telecom Services |
70,39
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13,3
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252,08
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93,66
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UK
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23
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CCB-China Construction Bank | Banking |
42,98
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9,45
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903,35
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119,03
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China
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30
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Bank of China | Banking |
40,1
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7,7
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817,84
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105,04
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China
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38
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Bank of America | Banking |
113,11
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4,01
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1
817,94
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25,29
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US
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41
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ArcelorMittal | Materials |
124,94
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9,4
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133,09
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26,8
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Luxembourg
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46
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France Telecom | Telecom Services |
74,5
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5,67
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125,32
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58,92
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France
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48
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Deutsche Bank | Diversified Financials |
124,78
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9,47
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2
946,88
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14,4
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Germany
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51
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Wells Fargo | Banking |
51,65
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2,66
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1
309,64
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51,28
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US
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52
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BHP Billiton | Materials |
59,47
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15,39
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72,4
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96,65
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Australia/UK
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55
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China Mobile | Telecom Services |
47,09
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11,49
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76,42
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175,85
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H
Kong/China
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56
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Goldman Sachs Group | Diversified Financials |
53,58
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2,32
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884,55
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42,06
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US
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69
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Rio Tinto | Materials |
54,26
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3,68
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88,25
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39,42
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UK/Australia
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74
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Vale | Materials |
30,75
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9,28
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79,26
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66,14
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Brazil
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77
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Barclays | Banking |
59,82
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6,4
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2
947,84
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11,15
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UK
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93
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Morgan Stanley | Diversified Financials |
62,26
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1,71
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658,81
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21
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US
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136
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Anheuser-Busch InBev | Food, Drink & Tobacco |
22,41
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1,79
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112,24
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43,8
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Belgium
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165
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Anglo American | Materials |
20,85
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4,13
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48,73
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18,78
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UK
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167
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British Amer Tobacco | Food, Drink & Tobacco |
17,7
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3,59
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39,05
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51,13
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UK
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175
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Lloyds Banking Group | Banking |
25,63
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1,2
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625,71
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13,58
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UK
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217
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SABMiller | Food, Drink & Tobacco |
17,06
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2,02
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35,47
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22,99
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UK
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223
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Standard Bank Group | Banking |
16,88
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1,5
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161,6
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9,89
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SA
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305
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Sasol | Oil & Gas Operations |
16,62
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2,87
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17,71
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15,98
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SA
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332
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FirstRand | Banking |
10,55
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1,53
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104,57
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6,76
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SA
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382
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MTN Group | Telecom Services |
11,09
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1,66
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18,33
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15,97
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SA
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431
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Royal Bank of Scotland | Banking |
86,16
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-35,19
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3
490,80
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13,05
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UK
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472
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Citigroup | Banking |
106,66
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-27,68
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1
938,47
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8,21
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US
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481
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Richemont | Household & Pers Prod |
8,77
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2,6
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15,06
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7,61
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Switzerland
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786
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Telkom | Telecom Services |
6,93
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0,98
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8,59
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5,14
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SA
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772
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Impala Platinum Holdings | Materials |
4,81
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2,25
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7,93
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7,46
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SA
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835
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Old Mutual | Insurance |
0,07
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0,64
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209,57
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3,12
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UK
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952
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Freddie Mac | Diversified Financials |
12,3
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-50,12
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850,96
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0,27
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US
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Source:
Forbes
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